Pirate Radio

[AngloScot]

How do pirate radio stations work? How do they transmit without getting caught? Just curious as to how the system works thanks for any replies.

[andy hughes]

They work by using a low-grade trnsmitter which broadcasts to a limited area, usually from the roof of a high building. Pirates change the location of the broadcasts frequently, so the Home office can't track and pinpoint the signal. Of course, the Home Office do pinpoint and find them eventually - it's always confiscation of equipment, and usually a fine. The original pirates broadcast from ships moored just outside British territorial waters - the old 'twelve mile limit', with more powerful transmitters. It was a direct result of 'If you can't beat'em ...' that the BBC started Radio One. Kiss FM in London, now a legitimate station, began as a pirate station, funded in part by a number of musicians, including Robert Smith of The Cure.

[tomd]

http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/ - Good Music and Love from the North Sea (takes you back)

 

Used to get that back in the old country (liverpool) - was a big ship offshore. I think they sank it in the end.